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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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